Hack Attack: Mouse-less Firefox

Not sure this will work for everyone, but it works for me: Alt Gr + Space will scroll the page down Alt Gr + Backspace will scroll the page up (You need to be outside of a textbox or frame and focused on the page itself, not in a search box or anything). This is is far preferable to using the cursor or tabbing through the page, especially on sites laid out in table or multiple columns. Let everyone know if it works for you too! Flagged

Customizable Shortcuts for Firefox Lets You Create Key Commands for AnythingFor the ultimate control use KeyConfig along with Functions for KeyConfig. For example, I have "i" set to start inspecting elements on webpages using Firebug, "t" to open a new tab, "k" to focus search box, "c" to close current tab, "r" to reload, "z" to go back, "x" to go forward, "a" to switch to prev tag, "s" to switch to next tag, "v" to view page source, "u" to copy current page URL, "p" to open Page Info view (for easy downloading of images when needed), "d" to open up add to delicious dialog etc.How to customize Firefox keyboard shortcutsThe startup has developed a novel way to help audiences give musicians their undivided attention: a locking smartphone case that must be used while at a show. The two bouncers at the Stork Club, a dive bar in Oakland, Calif., stopped me in front of a bin of smartphone cases. That night's show was a phone-free affair, they told me. I had to place my iPhone 5S in one of the sleeves, which would lock as soon as I entered the club's phone-free zone and stay locked until I left. Made by spanking-new startup Yondr, the cases operate on the fundamental premise that smartphones can be "a distraction and a crutch" that distance us from our immediate surroundings. Yondr's mission, according to its website, is "to show people how powerful a moment can be when we aren't focused on documenting or broadcasting it."

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How to change default Firefox hotkeys (keyboard shortcuts) [Tip]Like every browser, Firefox has a variety of keyboard shortcuts with which you can select the browser’s options with. However, Firefox doesn’t clearly list its keyboard shortcuts; nor does it include any customization options for them. To customize the Firefox keyboard shortcuts, add the Customizable Shortcuts extension to the browser.Custom Single Key Shortcuts in Firefox using KeyConfig - Sridhar KatakamKeyconfig is a fantastic add-on for Firefox that lets you set custom keyboard shortcuts for every possible action/task in Firefox incl. launching bookmarklets. In this article I share how I set single key shortcuts like ‘z’ for going back ‘x’ for going forward ‘a’ to switch to left tab ‘s’ to switch to right tab ‘t’ to open a new tab ‘c’ for closing the current tab ‘r’ to refresh ‘i’ to start inspecting webpage elements with Firebug ‘u’ to copy URL of the current tab ‘l’ to focus address bar ‘d’ to bookmark in Delicious ‘v’ to view source ‘p’ to open Page Info window

Photoshop Secret ShortcutsIt is proven that by using software shortcuts can boost up productivity. Here are 30 secret Photoshop shortcuts that I’ve learned from years of experience. Well, what I mean by "secret" is that these shortcuts are not documented in the menus. Keep reading and you will find how these shortcuts can speed up your productivity. I bet you don’t know all of them.Top X keyboard shortcuts in OS XIt's a slow weekend here at TUAW, so I figured I'd post a tip on keyboard shortcuts I've been meaning to get to for a little while here. As I've mentioned in previous posts, I'm a nut for keyboard shortcuts. They're a proven way to get work done faster, which means I get to cut back on buying Advil in bulk.

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keyconfig 20110522keyconfig allows you to change keyboard shortcuts. [Firefox, Thunderbird, SeaMonkey, and any other XULRunner Application] keyconfig adds the ability to create new or modify existing shortcuts defined by a <key> element, but only changing those which itself call a function (those with a command or oncommand attribute) has an effect (all others fulfill only cosmetic purposes it seems and are grayed out). The configuration screen can be accessed via Tools > Keyconfig (in most Applications), the Add-ons Manager, or Ctrl+Shift+F12 (Command+Shift+F12 on MacOS) from the main window. Currently there is only one list of modified keys per application, so changing a shortcut in one window will also affect other windows if they use the same key name. Configurations:

save and quit option has disappeared so how do I get it back?Thank you SOOO much, TonyE!!! It is so great to be a part of forums where we have more knowledgeable techs, like yourself available who participate in discussions that many of us (like me!) who may not know how to find solutions for certain aspects of correcting something like this.20 Useful OS X TipsBecause we are all different, operating system developers always put more than one way of doing things in their systems. One example is there’s often keyboard shortcuts, menus and toolbars in applications for doing the same thing. Consequently, it’s very easy to get into the habit of doing things a particular way without ever learning other ways. Hopefully for the average user there might be at least one tip here that you weren’t aware of and that will be useful to you.